Police chief warns that crimes will have to be ignored to enforce draconian coronavirus lockdown

Police officers will have to ignore some crime in order to tackle Britain’s coronavirus lockdown, Boris Johnson was warned today as officers warned that under-staffed forces will struggle to enforce draconian new movement rules. Police Federation of England and Wales chairman John Apter said officers would have to make touch decisions about law and order … Read more

Coronavirus ‘accelerating’ as UN chief calls for global ceasefire

Fight coronavirus, not each other: Pandemic ‘accelerating’ as global cases top 362,000 and UN chief calls for a global ceasefire so nations can focus on ‘true fight of our lives’ World Health Organisation calls for end to conflict as pandemic accelerates ‘It is time to put armed conflict on lockdown’ says UN secretary general WHO … Read more

Nottingham Council chief says he is waiting on government to supply list of 1.5m most vulnerable

A council boss with an army of volunteers ready to help people at risk from coronavirus has said he waiting on the Government for a list of those in need. Anthony May, the chief executive of Nottinghamshire county council, said he has been overwhelmed with offers of support, but no details on who requires help. … Read more

New Channel 4 documentary reveals how Vladimir Putin rose to become Russia’s mobster in chief

Short of stature and with a strangely expressionless face, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin seemed the image of a boring bureaucrat when he was elected Russia’s third president 20 years ago.  Yet today Putin has become the Godfather of a vast Mafia state – and to do that he has combined the dirty skills of a former … Read more

New Channel 4 documentary reveals how Vladimir Putin rose to become Russia’s mobster in chief

Short of stature and with a strangely expressionless face, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin seemed the image of a boring bureaucrat when he was elected Russia’s third president 20 years ago.  Yet today Putin has become the Godfather of a vast Mafia state – and to do that he has combined the dirty skills of a former … Read more

DIRECTOR DEALS: IWG chief exec Mark Dixon spends £6.1m on shares

DIRECTOR DEALS: IWG founder and chief exec Mark Dixon buys £6.1m worth of company shares By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 20 March 2020 | Updated: 22:28 GMT, 20 March 2020 IWG boss Mark Dixon spent £6.1m buying shares in the company this week The founder and chief executive of shared … Read more

Young people, stop going to pubs! Britain’s chief scientific adviser warns

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Harrods chief executive appears to mock coronavirus sufferers

The boss of Harrods has sparked outrage after he appeared to mock victims of the deadly coronavirus in a shocking video. Michael Ward, 63, was filmed pretending to struggle for breath and coughing – the two main symptoms of the killer virus – as he says ‘I’m gonna die’ in a clip posted to social media. … Read more

Call off Sunday lunch with the grandchildren NOW, says UK’s chief scientific adviser

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Pensions chief warns older workers face delayed retirement after rout

Older workers face delayed retirement: Pensions chief issues stark warning after stock market rout By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 00:19 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 01:06 GMT, 18 March 2020 Hardworking Britons who had too much of their pension invested in shares may have to postpone their retirement, the boss of … Read more